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--- chess_boxing [2021/02/02 03:25]
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+++ chess_boxing [2021/08/05 02:54] (current)
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 ====== Chess Boxing ======
-The goal of chess boxing is to defeat your opponent in alternating rounds of boxing or chess. Matches will be won with the chess going down to check mate or lose and the boxing with either a stoppage or points decision from either discipline. [([[https://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/chess-boxing.html|Rules of Sport]])].
+==== The rules ====
+The goal of chess boxing is to defeat your opponent in alternating rounds of boxing and chess. Matches are won in the chess portion by achieving a checkmate or the boxing portion through either a stoppage or points decision. [([[https://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/chess-boxing.html|Rules of Sport]])]
+==== Samuel Montagu Club ====
+The earliest mention of the sport dates back to 1978 when two brothers Stewart and James Robinson dueled in a similar fashion at the Samuel Montagu Club. [([[https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/9933055.chessboxing-the-bizarre-craze-that-started-in-a-kidbrooke-youth-club/|News Hopper]])]
+==== Enki Bilal ====
+It is officially accepted that chess boxing was invented in 1992 by French comic book artist Enki Bilal. [([[https://www.wired.com/2013/03/laurra-pannack-chess-boxers/|Wired]])]
+==== Iepe Rubingh ====
+In 2003, the first World Championships were held, won by Dutchman Iepe Rubingh. Most events are held in London and Berlin. [([[https://www.ctvnews.ca/chess-boxing-a-new-sport-requiring-brains-and-brawn-1.309030|CTV News]])]
+==== 11 rounds ====
+Each fight lasts a total of 11 rounds. It begins with a chess duel lasting 4 minutes, followed by a fistfight lasting 3 minutes after a minute break. [([[https://chessassist.com/2020/07/08/chess-boxing/|Chess Assist]])]
+==== Da Mystery of Chessboxin ====
+Famous hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan recorded a song called "Da Mystery of Chessboxin". [([[https://genius.com/Wu-tang-clan-da-mystery-of-chessboxin-lyrics|Genius]])]
+{{tag>sport}}

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